22 April 2025, 08:01 | Updated: 22 April 2025, 08:06

By Julian Boys

The UK’s food system is under pressure.

With a global trade war looming, and the UK relying on imports for roughly 40% of its food, we are reminded – once again – of the fragility of our reliance on global supply chains. In that light, the government’s pledge that at least 50% of public sector food spending – worth £5bn annually – will go to UK suppliers seems all the more relevant. But how realistic is that promise? And what would it take to make it happen?

Even The Archers, the world’s long-running soap opera,

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